The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, carcinoma of the bladder, was not caused or aggravated by his military service. The Board also found no evidence to suggest that any of his service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death from bladder cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1641854
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2009 for the veteran's Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits. The decision was based on the veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam and the subsequent inclusion of bladder cancer as a presumptive disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for carcinoma of the bladder, including as due to Gulf War exposures. The Veteran's claims were denied previously and new evidence was submitted within a year of those decisions. A VA examiner is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer considering his in-service exposures and other relevant factors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the effective date for DIC based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death should be November 1, 2013, as this is the earliest allowable effective date based on the relevant law and regulation pertaining to DIC claims. The appellant’s October 2013 claim was interpreted by the AOJ as including a claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for carcinoma of the bladder (also claimed as bladder cancer) is granted due to presumed exposure in the Gulf War.
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